Evgenij Ryss studied at the Institute of Art History. He graduated from the three courses, and he lived in Leningrad . Collaborated with the magazine "Star". During the Great Patriotic War, he was a correspondent. After the war he settled in Moscow. He first became known for his writing in 1928, as a playwright with the comedy "Twenty-one danger" The main themes of the works of E. Ryss are about the Soviet worker, about brave and honest people and about basic human rights.

IGOR ZABELIN (1927-1986) He was born in Leningrad, Russia in 1927. He was a geographer of profession, specializing in the theory of physical geography. Far from being the armchair scientist type he has explored the remotest areas of the Soviet Union, such as Tuva, Buryatia, Chukotka and Tien Shan, where he collected a wealth of material for his spare-time writing. He delights in depicting the hard and adventurous life of geographers and pioneers and unraveling the mysteries of lost expeditions - such as he does in his "Valley of the Four Crosses".

JURIJ KAZAKOV (1927-1982) Kazakov was born in Moscow in 1927, and he was an active musician and music teacher. He published his first work in 1953 and was educated at the Gorkij institute. He is mostly known as a writer of short lyric stories. Within this category many will consider him the greatest still artist. He got his inspiration from nature, and he wrote about fishermen's, hunters' and travellers' experiences in the northern districts.

Charlotte Gingras was born in Quebec in 1943. She studied pedagogy, the visual art (drawing, painting, sculpting) and photography. She writes novels for teenagers and adults, and enjoys meeting young readers at school and libraries. Her preferred themes are loneliness, identity and the wish for freedom. She has received several awards, for example the "Gouverneur général" in 2000 for her book "Un été de Jade". She is also an artist and has her works on display in different galleries. During the summer, she likes to visit a small island to write her novels, and take beautiful photos.

Christiane Rochefort was born in Paris in 1917. She was a painter, liked to draw and sculpt and even composed music. She worked as a journalist in a small office. She became famous for her book "Les petits enfants du siècle". She was also a very engaged feminist.

Lauren Jouvet (1957) splits his time between books and music. He wrote textbooks for German students, trying to learn French. He also conducted a symphony orchestra and frequently performs concert on a cembalo. He lives in a little house in Ardèche, where he writes his books and looks at the mountains.

Brian Moore was born in Belfast in 1921 Brian Moore was born in Belfast in 1921 and educated there at St. Malachy's College. He immigrated to Canada in 1948, where he became a journalist and adopted Canadian citizenship. He spent some time in New York and then moved to California where he now lives. His first book, "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" appeared in 1955 and won the Author's Club First Novel Award.

Sebastian Klein (f. 1972) er en af Danmarks førende naturformidlere. Han har i mere end 20 år lavet børneprogrammer til DR, og så er han forfatter til en lang række bøger om dyr og natur til børn i alle aldre.

Sebastians populære serie om "De 100" bl.a. farligste, klammeste og mest gådefulde dyr er blevet moderne klassikere på børneværelset og er, ligesom hans dyrequiz-bøger, fyldt med en uudtømmelig mængde af fakta og sjov viden om dyr, fortalt i øjenhøjde med nysgerrige og fakta-interesserede børn.